Weather Vagaries: Record-breaking surge in day temperatures in Kashmir

STC NEWS DESK
SRINAGAR, FEBRUARY 21 (STC): Day temperature is witnessing abnormal surge Kashmir that is strikingly similar to what is normally recorded in mid-April. The maximum temperatures being recorded at present closely match the long-term averages observed around the middle of April.
In Srinagar, the maximum temperature surged to 21.0°C, now officially the highest ever recorded in the month of February. The previous all-time February record stood at 20.6°C, observed on 24 February 2016.
Today’s temperature was a massive +10.0°C above normal, an extraordinary deviation for late winter in the Valley.
According to the Kashmir weather man, this is not an isolated spike but part of a broader, intensifying warm spell. With dry conditions likely to persist and no significant Western Disturbance in sight, maximum temperatures are expected to climb even further in the coming days.
Additional long-standing records may fall before the month concludes for other parts of Kashmir as well. February 2026 is now firmly on track to rank among the warmest — if not the warmest, says the Kashmir weather man.

(Straight Talk Communications)